Boehner, Cantor rack up donations

The two main fundraising committees for Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor raised a combined $230,000 in August, building their campaign war chest as they seek to defend their Republican majority in 2012.

Boehner’s Freedom Project raised $62,323 and Cantor’s ERIC PAC pulled in $166,705, according to two reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this week.

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Boehner and Cantor tend to raise money differently – Boehner goes to lawmakers’ districts, speaks and the money goes directly to the candidate, while Cantor tends to cut checks from his political action committee. Plus, both of the top Republicans have other fundraising vehicles which allow them to raise big dollars from well-heeled donors.

Cantor’s money in September came from the D.C. area, California, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, New York and Kentucky, among other locales. He also pulled in $57,500 from corporate political action committees, including AFLAC, John Hancock, Diageo, Wal Mart and Archer Daniels Midland.

He also received several contributions from prominent K Streeters, including Gregg Hartley of Cassidy & Associates, and former Rep. Bill Paxon, now at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. Several GOPers from Dow Lohnes also ponied up campaign contributions for Cantor, including Stephen Sayle, Leondard Baxt, Norman Lent and Michael Scrivner, who contributed a total of $2,500 to the Virginia Republican.

Both Boehner and Cantor doled out $5,000 to Rep. Bob Turner (R-N.Y.), who won a special election in New York City. Boehner dished in $5,000 to the Nevada Republican State Central Committee.

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Virginia, 7th District Patriot Americans, since it seems that you do not know this "Israeli Man In Congress," that you keep sending to Congress, you have a lot to learn about him before you cast your vote.

Eric Cantor does not care about USA, or it's citizens, he is in Congress to work for a foreign country, (Israel).

Republicans, shame on you for calling this Israel-American who works for a foreign country (Israel) your leader, which endangers the American citizens here like 9/11, and our troops overseas, because of our support to an out of control country (Israel).

If you care about USA, and not being able to inform yourselves about Eric Cantor, read on and get rid the foreign agent from our Congress and from any elected office in "Our Government"

Eric Cantor (R-VA), said Hills.Com, a few months ago, "We are borrowing money to give loans to certain (AMERICAN) homeowners."

But it's OK for Eric Cantor (R-Va), "that we borrow money from China to give 10-BILLION OF OUR TAX DOLLARS EVERY YEAR, to (Israel).

There are 25 million Vets and Active Duty Military personnel--The result of the survey--not only they say the out of Control Israel is jeopardizing the "USA Citizens" here at home like 9/11, "Our Troops Lives Overseas, but also do not want to send the 10 Billion of their tax dollars to Israel.

A Veterans Today informal phone poll shows that 76% of American Citizens no longer support financial aid to Israel, who is a member of OECD.http://www.veteranstoday.com/2...

Pentagon in Charge of Aid to Israel? Eric Cantor explains that taking Israel out of the Sate Department's annual budget will allow the US to continue protecting the security aid given to Israel, even if the rest of the foreign aid budget will be frozen due to a conflict between the Democratic president and a Republican House of Representatives .http://www.veteranstoday.com/2...

Well, it looks the over 10 billion USA charity a year in cash, and defense contracts to Israel was not enough, so they want 20 billion additional in security aid.

The only time Congress will not be late is when "Their Master Israel Calls," and any American citizen who thinks that the majority in Congress care about you, more than they do about Israel, and their re-election, unless you feel the same way they do, you have to have your head examined.

After they managed to have downgraded the credit rating of the USA to AA+ from AAA, at the same time millions of our citizens are homeless, and not even have food to feed their children, instead of listening to their constitutes concerns, and find some kind of solution, the so called "USA" Congress are in Israel to listen to "Their Master."

"American citizens" we only have to blame ourselves, because we could get rid these out of control, foreign (Israel) agents with our votes.

While the politician anywhere and Congress who are bought by AIPAC, and the rest so called USA Citizens in "Name Only" who say Israel 1st ---America --2nd, here is what the "Israelis in Israel" say to President Obama about Palestine Veto at the UN.

How is it that the supposedly new America is continuing to sing the same old songs from its evil past? Obama's historic opportunityhttp://www.haaretz.com/print-e... /> The Unbelievable Israel's Propaganda Machine that is now in Full Gear El Al flight crews enlisted for Israeli PR work in North Americahttp://www.haaretz.com/print-e...

WASHINGTON ­ Florida businessman Irving Moskowitz helped spark the ire as his project to raze the Shepherd Hotel in east to build Jewish housing units went forward. But not all corners of Washington are on the outs with Moskowitz.

Well, this isn't news. They've been making millions from 'campaign donations' for years while defending the rich and cutting deals with corporations like McKesson and Blackwater. What a surprise that they voted for the spending and tax cuts that created the deficit - and enriched themselves at the same time.

I want to make sure you are ok and still with us. Your Politico rag seems to me missing some very important information. Is everything ok? Do you need to hire more journOlistic investigators but obamacare is scaring you as an employer? What is it?

Thought I would help out.

Issa to launch probe of Obama actions on Solyndra, LightSquared

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up LightSquared.

China has been pouring huge money..some might call it dumping..to ensure it remains the largest producer of sun cells etc... Solndra fell victim to that... They were not the first nor will they be the last...

But hey..keep shopping at Wal-mart...after all it is China that has made 5 Waltons worth more than $20 billion each while these "job creators" pay min. wage and dump their uninsured employees onto the States...Waltons worth over $120 Billion are America's "job creators".

Do you want to know how many textile jobs have been lost to China in the past ten years?

$230,000 sounds like chicken feed compared to what I suspect Mr. Obama has collected on his stimulus fund shenanigans like Solydra and others. Crony capitalism kickbacks are filling his war chest. Now they just have to break it up so it looks like $25 contributions from diehard supporters.

It may be too early to ask this question but I will do it anyway. Just what will you leftists and your Politico do when this Obama is forced to disappear after November 2012? This creature Obama is actually disgusting and he is loathed and despised by over half of the nation.